NEW RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP RULE AIMED TO PROTECT TURTLES
Recreational crab traps in Florida will need to have an opening no larger than 6-by-2 inches to prevent accidental trapping and drowning of diamondback terrapins, a turtle...
LARGER & FASTER MEDICAL CHOPPERS TO BOOST TRAUMA STAR OPERATIONS
Speed, range and lift. That’s what three new air ambulances will provide to an area that averages close to 1,400 flights annually from the Keys to critical...
LARGE KEYS REQUESTS INCLUDED IN STATE BUDGET PROPOSALS
Several critical Keys programs found their way into the Florida Senate and House budget proposals that were unveiled last week in Tallahassee.
While the amounts for the Keys...
COUNTY DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURE INSPECTIONS DRAW CRITICISM FROM REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
County flood regulations approved by Monroe County commissioners in late 2022 took effect March 7. With them came changes to the definition of an accessory structure and...
DRUGGED FISH: STUDY FINDS PHARMACEUTICALS IN REDFISH
A year-long study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida...
SATURDAY EVENT IN MARATHON TO HONOR LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY’S 2023 GRADUATES
A public celebration event on Saturday, April 29, is to honor the 30th graduating class of Leadership Monroe County.
The event, to be staged at Oceanfront Park in...
STATE AGENCY ISSUES ‘WARNING LETTER’ TO FKAA OVER PIPELINE CONDITIONS
A state agency tasked with protecting Florida’s water resources recently issued a “warning letter” to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority over its deteriorating water system.
Possible violations were...
KEY COLONY BEACH POLICE TO UNIONIZE AFTER ROCKY START
The Key Colony Beach Police Department will become the last municipal police force in the Keys to unionize after more than 60 years, following tensions early on...
IN PICTURES: MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION HOSTS 200TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY ON OLD SEVENI
A picture-perfect sunset over glassy waters greeted partygoers at Monroe County’s 200th anniversary celebration on May 19 at the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge.
Marathon High School’s culinary...
MONROE COUNTY’S JULY 3 CELEBRATION IN BIG PINE TO FEATURE WORLD RECORD KEY LIME...
Florida Keys visitors and residents can commemorate the island chain’s bicentennial Monday, July 3, during a “Florida Keys 200” event showcasing the creation of the world’s largest...
